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David S. Hammond (1811-1883), who served as trustee from 1867-1870, was a member of the committee on horticultural department. George Harding was a farmer and stock raiser of long and successful experience. He was appointed upon! the finance committee, but died in 1868, at Paris, 111. Samuel Snowden Hayes (1820), who served as trustee from 1867-1870, was at the time of his appointment a lawyer of large acquaintance and more than state reputation. He came to the state in 1838 from the south and for many years exercised a very great political influence in the south part of the state. He occupied seats in both the constitutional conventions of 1848 and 1870, and had a marked influence in the shaping of the fundamental law of the state, besides having served several terms in the general assembly. Mr. Hayes was a man of marked and distinguished appearance and with his long public service was a most able counsellor in the early history of the university. He served upon the committee on faculty and course of instruction. John Stephen Johnson (1818), who served as trustee from 1867-1873, was a practical farmer of Hancock county and by his regular attendance upon the sessions of the board during the six years of his connection with the body, and his practical good sense, was a useful member. He served upon the committee upon buildings and grounds. J. P. Hungate of Clay county seldom attended the meetings of the board and hardly established a reputation with its members. He was appointed upon the committee on mechanical department. He served as trustee only about a year. Luther W. Lawrence (1808-1886), who served as trustee from 1867 to 1873, was much interested in the new institution, and gave it careful attention. Mr. Lawrence was a clergyman of the Baptist church and a man of wide acquaintance in the northern counties. He had served in three sessions of the general assembly and in the constitutional convention of 1863. At the time of his connection with the university and for some years before and after, he was judge of county court of his county.